I am also working on a fun teacher gift that I will reveal later (on Thursday). Here is a sneak peek.
Judah's First Stitches
10 years ago
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Easter/Spring craft
I decided on Sunday (after we cleaned the garage out and I got my craft table back in order) that I would do some cute crafts with the 3 kiddos I have at home this week. I picked out 3 really cute crafts that I had stuff in hand for and we did the first one today. I found it on a blog that I check daily for cute/fun things to do. This craft was in her grouping of pics, so I drew my own based on her picture and had the kids get after it with the watercolors. They did a great job! Coen even did his painting by himself. I did his gluing. You can find the inspiration for this craft here. Here are some pics of the kids hard at work and the finished products.
I am also working on a fun teacher gift that I will reveal later (on Thursday). Here is a sneak peek.
I am also working on a fun teacher gift that I will reveal later (on Thursday). Here is a sneak peek.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
kids blog
I updated the blog address to include coen. The link on the side now works again. Due to illness the kids won't be posting until we all get better.
Monday, March 21, 2011
The kiddos...
The kids are posting again on the Fantastic Fanchers. It is a private blog, so if you want to read it I need to know so I can add you.
Today is all about Coen.
Monday-Coen
Tuesday-Mia
Wednesday-Jude
Thursday-Emma
Friday- Kaitlyn
Today is all about Coen.
Monday-Coen
Tuesday-Mia
Wednesday-Jude
Thursday-Emma
Friday- Kaitlyn
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Funny stuff
Jude- Mommy my nose is burnin!
Me- I am so sorry. Why is it burning?
Jude- because I am going to achoo.
If anything is missing, check the trash can. Coen's new favorite thing to do is throw EVERYTHING in the trash. It is his favorite place to put toys, the contents of the diaper bag, the fridge magnets and his sippy cups (when he is done drinking from them).
Mia- Mommy, what is a contraction?
Me- I don't know, what kind?
Mia- A contraction!
Me- Use it in a sentence.
Mia- Con....trac....shun
Me- That's not a sentence. Where did you hear it.
Mia- Kaitlyn said it.
Me- There are 2 different kinds. What was she talking about?
Mia- Oh. (walks away)
On a not funny, but really cool note-
Emma entered in a Music Last A Lifetime contest at school. She had to write a paper about what Music Lasts A Lifetime meant to her. So, on Thursday night she wrote her paper and turned it in. (it was due Friday) She did a really good job of coming up with everything - she wanted our help, but we just led her to come to her own conclusions. We thought she did a great job. Yesterday she came home with a Music Lasts a Lifetime goodie bag b/c she WON the contest (for the 1st grade- their was 1 winner for each grade)!!! She was so excited and we are extremely super duper proud of her!!!
(Click the image to learn more about Music in our schools month)
Me- I am so sorry. Why is it burning?
Jude- because I am going to achoo.
If anything is missing, check the trash can. Coen's new favorite thing to do is throw EVERYTHING in the trash. It is his favorite place to put toys, the contents of the diaper bag, the fridge magnets and his sippy cups (when he is done drinking from them).
Mia- Mommy, what is a contraction?
Me- I don't know, what kind?
Mia- A contraction!
Me- Use it in a sentence.
Mia- Con....trac....shun
Me- That's not a sentence. Where did you hear it.
Mia- Kaitlyn said it.
Me- There are 2 different kinds. What was she talking about?
Mia- Oh. (walks away)
On a not funny, but really cool note-
Emma entered in a Music Last A Lifetime contest at school. She had to write a paper about what Music Lasts A Lifetime meant to her. So, on Thursday night she wrote her paper and turned it in. (it was due Friday) She did a really good job of coming up with everything - she wanted our help, but we just led her to come to her own conclusions. We thought she did a great job. Yesterday she came home with a Music Lasts a Lifetime goodie bag b/c she WON the contest (for the 1st grade- their was 1 winner for each grade)!!! She was so excited and we are extremely super duper proud of her!!!
(Click the image to learn more about Music in our schools month)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
The last few weeks...
Have been kind of crazy. Jarrod's parents were here for 2 weeks, so we were really busy. Jarrod and I were able to go on a couple of dates (3!) and it was tons of fun to be able to go out just the two of us. The kids had a lot of fun and are missing Grandmom and Grandad a ton.
Last week we got a ton of stuff together for the house. I am working on getting us less cluttered and back on our old routines. Me being pregnant (with Coen), having an infant and just being tired is finally done. Coen is at an age where he can handle playing on his own or with the siblings and I have weened him to nights only, so he isn't as clingy during the day as he was. He still has his moments were he wants to hang out with me or snuggle, but he is enjoying his freedom too.So, here's what we did last week-
We were blessed to be able to finally replace our washer and dryer (hallelujah!), so that came last week.
I got us a duvet cover for our bedroom and finally covered the quilt that the dogs mauled. The duvet really brightens up the room.
We got rid of the king bed and set up 2 of the twins in the old guest room (now the boys room). Kaitlyn is sleeping in what will one day be Coen's bed b/c Jude didn't want to be alone. She has been sweet enough to let Jude in bed with her to snuggle when he wakes up in the middle of the night or really early in the morning.
I have taken down the toddler bed and we will be giving it back to the people that loaned it to us. It has opened up a ton of room in our tiny bedroom. Jarrod is already talking about another bookshelf in there. We have a ton of books and not enough shelves. I have gone through them a ton and pulled out books we don't need anymore and that we don't read. We have trimmed them back a lot. We actually have enough shelves, but we had to use a set of shelves for the DVDs that used to be housed in an inset bookshelf in the wall of our old house. So, if we had something for the DVDs we could put all our books up.
I also finally recovered my desk chair. I had picked out some fabric that was not good for chairs (wish the person that was shopping with me had told me that before I bought it) and it pretty much got mauled during the move and then even more so by the kids when they noticed pieces tearing. I guess you just can't help but pull on small tears and make them bigger.
Now, I am on to setting up a laundry system and cleaning out things.
**** I also updated the VDay post with cupcake pictures****
Last week we got a ton of stuff together for the house. I am working on getting us less cluttered and back on our old routines. Me being pregnant (with Coen), having an infant and just being tired is finally done. Coen is at an age where he can handle playing on his own or with the siblings and I have weened him to nights only, so he isn't as clingy during the day as he was. He still has his moments were he wants to hang out with me or snuggle, but he is enjoying his freedom too.So, here's what we did last week-
We were blessed to be able to finally replace our washer and dryer (hallelujah!), so that came last week.
I got us a duvet cover for our bedroom and finally covered the quilt that the dogs mauled. The duvet really brightens up the room.
We got rid of the king bed and set up 2 of the twins in the old guest room (now the boys room). Kaitlyn is sleeping in what will one day be Coen's bed b/c Jude didn't want to be alone. She has been sweet enough to let Jude in bed with her to snuggle when he wakes up in the middle of the night or really early in the morning.
I have taken down the toddler bed and we will be giving it back to the people that loaned it to us. It has opened up a ton of room in our tiny bedroom. Jarrod is already talking about another bookshelf in there. We have a ton of books and not enough shelves. I have gone through them a ton and pulled out books we don't need anymore and that we don't read. We have trimmed them back a lot. We actually have enough shelves, but we had to use a set of shelves for the DVDs that used to be housed in an inset bookshelf in the wall of our old house. So, if we had something for the DVDs we could put all our books up.
I also finally recovered my desk chair. I had picked out some fabric that was not good for chairs (wish the person that was shopping with me had told me that before I bought it) and it pretty much got mauled during the move and then even more so by the kids when they noticed pieces tearing. I guess you just can't help but pull on small tears and make them bigger.
Now, I am on to setting up a laundry system and cleaning out things.
**** I also updated the VDay post with cupcake pictures****
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Valentine's Day
Yesterday was a good Valentine's Day. Jarrod's parents are here AND he took the day off, so we got to hang out with family and we got a date night. Date nights where we actually get to go out without kiddos are few and far between now that we don't have family around, so it was great to be able to go out last night. I made some Red Velvet Whoopie pies for the kids to give their teachers (9 teachers between the 2 of them!) and to their bus drivers (3 of those). I had 13 left over, so we did get to try them and they were YUMMY! I will definitely be making those again. They were also super easy. Emma had a Valentine's Party (which I missed this year) and she got to make a Valentine's box for her cards. It came out super cute! Kaitlyn got a few cards from friends and I sent both girls a Valentine-gram that we purchased from the PTA for $1 each. They were super surprised to get something from us.
Jarrod and I went to Blue Canyon for dinner- he had salmon with a root beer glaze, mashed potatoes and asparagus and I had chicken scallopini it was yummy. But, like I tell Jarrod, Valentine's Day is all about dessert (at least for me). I could have had Burger King as long as I got some yummy dessert somewhere. So, we headed over to Bernice's Bakery for dessert and he got Grasshopper Cake and I got a dessert sampler of sorts. I LOVE to make cupcakes and I love trying out new cupcake flavors, so I got a lavender cupcake- white cake with lavender buttercream. I can't even describe this cupcake and have it come across as yummy as it was, but I will say that the lavender flavor was so much better than I thought it would be. It opens up your senses sooo much. I tasted it and all I could think of was "Wow, this is what my lavender bath salts smell like". It was a winner. I also got a tuxedo cupcake- chocolate cake with a caramel bourbon filling and a chocolate tuxedo buttercream. This one was a winner too. I did decide though that I probably would have liked it better with a vanilla buttercream. The last thin I got was a a mocha filled eclair type dessert. I absolutely love eclairs and this one was to die for. The mocha filling was absolutely mouth watering. I did share all of these with Jarrod and he shared his cake. The only thing he didn't eat was the eclair (he hates them), but I did make him try the filling. We rated the from our favorite to least favorite (no rating of the eclair b/c he hates them and it would have come in last). We liked the Grasshopper cake the best, then lavender cupcake and tuxedo cupcake. The only reason the tuxedo cupcake came in last was b/c I think with the chocolate buttercream it was a little too rich. I also thought the chocolate cake was a little dry. We are definitely going back there and I think every time I go I am going to make my own little cupcake sampler plate. They had a red velvet cupcake with cream cheese icing dipped in ganache that I wanted to try soooo bad, but I couldn't bring myself to get anything else. I did take pictures, but I have to figure out how to get them off my phone, so I will update with them when I figure it out. I can't wait to get back to Bernice's and try out some more cupcakes!
Updated! Here are the pics I took at Bernice's-
Jarrod and I went to Blue Canyon for dinner- he had salmon with a root beer glaze, mashed potatoes and asparagus and I had chicken scallopini it was yummy. But, like I tell Jarrod, Valentine's Day is all about dessert (at least for me). I could have had Burger King as long as I got some yummy dessert somewhere. So, we headed over to Bernice's Bakery for dessert and he got Grasshopper Cake and I got a dessert sampler of sorts. I LOVE to make cupcakes and I love trying out new cupcake flavors, so I got a lavender cupcake- white cake with lavender buttercream. I can't even describe this cupcake and have it come across as yummy as it was, but I will say that the lavender flavor was so much better than I thought it would be. It opens up your senses sooo much. I tasted it and all I could think of was "Wow, this is what my lavender bath salts smell like". It was a winner. I also got a tuxedo cupcake- chocolate cake with a caramel bourbon filling and a chocolate tuxedo buttercream. This one was a winner too. I did decide though that I probably would have liked it better with a vanilla buttercream. The last thin I got was a a mocha filled eclair type dessert. I absolutely love eclairs and this one was to die for. The mocha filling was absolutely mouth watering. I did share all of these with Jarrod and he shared his cake. The only thing he didn't eat was the eclair (he hates them), but I did make him try the filling. We rated the from our favorite to least favorite (no rating of the eclair b/c he hates them and it would have come in last). We liked the Grasshopper cake the best, then lavender cupcake and tuxedo cupcake. The only reason the tuxedo cupcake came in last was b/c I think with the chocolate buttercream it was a little too rich. I also thought the chocolate cake was a little dry. We are definitely going back there and I think every time I go I am going to make my own little cupcake sampler plate. They had a red velvet cupcake with cream cheese icing dipped in ganache that I wanted to try soooo bad, but I couldn't bring myself to get anything else. I did take pictures, but I have to figure out how to get them off my phone, so I will update with them when I figure it out. I can't wait to get back to Bernice's and try out some more cupcakes!
Updated! Here are the pics I took at Bernice's-
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